There are going to be plenty of booms and bangs around CFB Borden for the next couple of weeks.
Soldiers from the Canadian Forces Logistics Training Centre (CFLTC) Ammunition Technician course will be conducting controlled detonations at the base, starting today until November 23, 2021.
Officials say at no time will this training pose a risk to the local population or infrastructure, adding rigorous safety standards that govern the use of controlled detonations are in place .
The military says up to 20 controlled detonations will take place daily, excluding weekends, between the hours of approximately 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Ammunition Technicians assist in the safe and expedient disposal of any misfired, dud or obsolete ammunition in Canada or on deployed operations overseas.